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A bit of privacy in .bash_history
Don't track in history commands starting with whitespace. Moreover ignore duplicates from history. To be set in .bashrc ex. $ export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth $   echo antani $   history|grep -c antani 0

get partitions that are over 50% usage

tcpdump top 10 talkers
capture 2000 packets and print the top 10 talkers

capture mysql queries sent to server

Tracklist reaplace backspace to '-'
Requires perl 5.14 or greater

Convert CSV to JSON
Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

eavesdrop
Record off the microphone on a remote computer and listen to it live through your speakers locally.

Restart openssh-server on your Synology NAS from commandline.
The correct way to restart openssh-server on your synology nas.

kill ip connection
needed; apt-get install tcpkill


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